Obama offers to walk dog, wash car to get a deal with Congress

10/26/12 2:03 PM EDT

President Obama said he'll do whatever it takes to work with Congress to get a bipartisan deficit and debt reduction deal done in a possible second Obama term.

"I’ll wash John Boehner’s car, I’ll walk Mitch McConnell’s dog," Obama said in a Friday interview with radio host Michael Smerconish, referring respective to the House Speaker and Senate minority leader.

A big issue for Congress is dealing with the combination of spending cuts and tax increases that policy wonks have taken to calling the "fiscal cliff" — a combination that could put a dent in an otherwise sluggish recovery.

Obama said that getting a long-term deficit deal done was a top priority for him in a second term.

"I think the most important thing is after the election — and I believe I'm going to win — is to once again bring the Republicans together with my administration and Democrats," Obama said.

Obama said he will tell the GOP leadership that “the election is over, we still have some big problems to solve, and the goal of making me a one-term president is behind us."

Obama said that getting a "sensible combination" of spending cuts and revenue raising will take up the first few months of his administration —

“Then I think that will break the fever here in Washington,” Obama said.